CEDAC in partnership with UNDP and WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL has been working for nearly a year on the project: Strengthening Community Resilience through Promoting Employment for Youth at Risk (Japan Project ) in the Nyakabiga, Gihosha, Buterere Zones in the Bujumbura city . These areas are reported to have been violent protests after the CNDD-FDD party introduced President Pierre NKURUNZIZA as a candidate for the 2015 elections, a third term that some judges illegal and others legal according to their political affiliations.This project intervenes to contribute to the consolidation of peace and social cohesion by supporting young people affected by the crisis for their reintegration into the economic and social life, 308 young people from the areas hit by the current crisis are accessing employment through the improvement of community infrastructures and implement small income-generating initiatives with community interests. At least 308 temporary job opportunities are created for young people affected by the current crisis with at least 50% of jobs created for girls. This project mobilizes young people affected by the current financial crisis (50% girls) in their savings group / IGA and their communities for their participation in social cohesion activitiesThe beneficiaries of project receive training on income-generating activities, the elaboration of business plans and the design and implementation of a micro project, support for their income-generating initiatives and monitoring of the group's performance. Savings and loans, facilitating the connection between

savings groups and microfinance institutions and supporting them to register legally. Twelve Community savings and loan groups are created, structured, formulated in micro-project formulation and legally recognized and about twelve IGA micro-projects are formulated and approved. At least 240 young people affected by the crisis are sensitized on social cohesion, peace and development and implement actions for the promotion of peace and community safetyImplementation of the program for the promotion of social cohesion and peace, and the promotion of gender equality through the realization of community sensitizations, social and community events (theaters, sports meetings) bringing together community members, young people affected by the current crisis are strengthened in their leadership capacities and in social cohesion, community security and peace promotion.

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Victim Assistance

Our vision

CEDAC vision is a peaceful and sustainable developed world. Some of the organisation's members have directly participated in armed conflict, while others have been victims of conflict through their indirect participation. CEDAC wants to interlink all victims of conflict within and across borders. Our vision seeks to eliminate conflict and sustain peace by creating means of reintegration for ex-combatants and others indirectly affected by conflict.

Our mission

Our mission is to support all victims of armed conflict. We seek to reduce armed violence through job creation, as well as offering other types of victim assistance such as psychosocial support to facilitate reintegration into society.

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Ex-combatants

CEDAC runs initiatives to redress the lack of projects aimed at female ex-combatants. Read more

CEDAC values

At CEDAC, we hold our values of transparency, tolerance and honesty in the highest regard, because without these values we would not be able to survive as a not-for profit aid organisation. For example, without transparency our finical supporters, those involved in our projects and other stakeholders would not be able to hold us accountable. This in turn leads to an environment of mistrust.

It goes without saying that we uphold and value honesty at CEDAC. We believe that acting openly and honesty is not only good practice, but is essential for working in development and aid.

CEDAC is built also under a tolerance basis. This implies a high degree of acceptance for differences of races and ethnicity, background and diversity of ideas. Thus, CEDAC is an environment where contribution is reserved for everyone.